Intro and high-level concepts
Some fundamentals:
Writing/length on quizzes – less is more!
Much of today’s discussion comes from Chapter One of What Americans Know About Politics and Why it Matters (Delli Carpini and Keeter, 1996), which I almost had you read.
This is a very brief overview of specific strands of political thought, used for a specific purpose. Take political theory classes!
Pop quiz (not graded, don’t worry…but don’t look the answers up):
Democracy relies on citizens using information to make choices.
But! Citizens are notorious for their ignorance.
“The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.” - Churchill